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Pioneer PDP-5000EX User reviews

By Rob Gillman on 16/11/2006

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The good:

Awesome standard- and high-definition image quality
Solid build
1080p playback

The bad:

No tuner or speakers
Very expensive

The bottomline:

Whether you're watching standard- or high-defintion material, the Pioneer PDP-5000EX is one of the very best screens on the market.

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Editors' rating:

9.3/10

Users' rating:

8.1/10

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31/08/2006, 07:43 PM

rating
8/10

An excellent quality HD TV with plenty of features

Pioneer are legendary with their build quality and the PDP-5000EX is no exception. There is a small question whether the price tag warrant the upgrade so if you have a HD ready set at present then i wouldn't bother. However if you are in need of a new HD tv then this could be the one you should choose as this tv has it all now and for future transmissions in 1080 and blue ray movies and the upcoming Playstation 3 which is also rumoured to be 1080p compatible. The xbox will display in 1080i so thats not a problem for the Pioneer too. Great TV 8/10.

Pros: Great quality and future proof ready for 1080p broadcasts and lots of inputs for devices.

Cons: Pricey and not much content currently broadcast or available on 1080p.

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31/08/2006, 07:25 PM

rating
9/10

If you are in the market now for a HDTV

Pros: Great size, great picture quality and future proof for upcoming 1080p content.

Cons: Far too overpriced but thats the price you pay for wanting the latest technology.

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ckent
15/08/2006, 11:34 AM

rating
6/10

1080p content in Australia is actually there

What "1080p" really promises is 1080p50 or 1080p60, which cannot be supplied right now. This isn't the government's fault, so much as MPEG-2 never has supported this. So you'll never get it on free-to-air HDTV anyway, or even many Blu-Ray or HD-DVDs. Most movie directors just don't like frame rates above 24 or 25fps. Why not? That's a "creative" decision.

Pros: There is actually 1080p content out there, but it's just 1080pSF (segmented frame). What this means is that many TV shows are 1080p25 but transmitted at 1080i50, and it takes some 2006-era TVs to be able to put it back to 1080p25 again. Most products released in the last 12 months do a great job at giving you 1080 lines of detail, instead of 540 which is what most older TVs really do.

Cons: The fact that many networks broadcast 576p is indeed thanks to the government, though SBS (and to some extent) ABC are reluctant to acquire their films in HD format in the first place and just upconvert instead.

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Terry Seery
15/08/2006, 06:44 AM

rating
8/10

The consumer does not understand HDTV

Pros: An article meant to inform the public

Cons: This article did not go far enough as the consumer needs more information presented in a consise way they are prepared to read to become more aware of the failings of our government in providing poor standards

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